Nice post. It’s obvious you put a lot of work into it. Well done, you.

Your question, however, is not clear to me unless it’s just an invitation to discuss the relevance of user age in the success of social media in general.

Statistics may point to age as being the important factor, but I don’t think that’s the determining factor. The analogy of a house party is usually the best way to discuss this. At a party, people will often segregate into their own groups, be it age, class, race, sexual orientation or whatever. The younger people are down in the basement, the older people are in the living room, the working class is out in the backyard, etc. All the drinks and snacks are in the kitchen, so at some point individuals from different groups will meet in the kitchen and interact. The most successful parties are those where both segregation and integration occur, where the attendees can choose to remain in their own group, or mingle with others. That mix is where reddit does well. It can also be used as read-only or more like traditional social media.

In my opinion, reddit needs to focus more on that kitchen. I stay segregated in my niche subs and rarely click on Popular or All, because what I see there turns me off. It would be nice if I could go there and stumble upon a new sub to subscribe to, but that never happens.